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RSS FeedsCanadian internet rates are falling, and you can thank the CRTC
(The Star Business)

 
 

18 september 2019 12:45:16

 
Canadian internet rates are falling, and you can thank the CRTC
(The Star Business)
 


Thanks to a recent CRTC decision, many Canadians are seeing their monthly internet bill shrink — or at the very least, they’re getting an upgrade to faster service at no charge.Distributel Communications Ltd. on Tuesday became the latest of the independent internet Service Providers (ISPs) to announce an upgrade to internet packages following a CRTC ruling that slashed the rate the telecom giants can charge smaller providers for wholesale access to their networks.CEO Matt Stein said the vast majority of customers across Canada will see greater value with many enjoying internet speeds roughly doubled for the same price.“This one’s on us,” he told the Star, suggesting that the initial focus is on providing faster internet speeds at no extra cost “because that’s what our customers tell us they want.”In a similar move, TekSavvy Solutions Inc., another independent ISP, announced on Sept. 13 that it would reduce prices or upgrade data plans for 85 per cent of its customers starting with their next monthly bill as the company streamlines its retail product line after the Aug. 15 decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).A number of customer who have received notification of the changes took to Twitter to report improvements in their stand-alone or bundled packages. “You just dropped my bill by $6. Didn’t you know this is Canada? You’re doing it backwards!” read a retweet using the hashtag #ThanksAgainCRTC.On the same day, London, Ont.-based high-speed internet service provider Start.ca said it would improve its cable, DSL and fibre internet plans across Ontario as of October with existing customers to see their rates go down and/or their speeds increase.Start.ca chief executive Peter Rocca said the reduced cost for so called last mile network access has allowed savings to be passed on to customers with prices for some home high speed cable internet subscribe ...


 
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